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Daily Dish: 12/8/2015

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12/08/2015 06:34:26 AM EST

One Direction beats Obama on list of 2015 tweets

SAN FRANCISCO -- Messages of love and gratitude shared by the boy band One Direction topped Twitter's charts this year, eclipsing President Barack Obama's celebration of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing gay marriage.

One Direction members accounted for half of the 10 most recirculated tweets, including the three most popular.

"All the love as always. H," One Direction's Harry Styles tweeted in March after Zayn Malik announced plans to leave the group. Styles boasts 26.3 million Twitter followers. The band's other current and former members have amassed between 16.6 million and 23.7 million followers apiece.

Obama nabbed the fourth spot in the Twitter rankings released Monday with a June 26 tweet that hailed the Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage as "a big step in our march toward equality."

Other tweets in Twitter's Top 10 came from Saudi Arabia King Salman after his crowning, hip hop personality Kayne West calling for people to do everything they can, actor Leonard Nimoy philosophizing five days before his death and Caitlyn Jenner introducing herself after her transition from one-time Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner.

Twitter also released some of the most popular topics, denoted by hashtags, that resonated with the more than 300 million users of its short-messaging service.

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The list included (hashtag) JeSuisParis after last month's terrorist attack in France, (hashtag) BlackLivesMatter after police shootings of African-Americans in several U.S. cities, (hashtag) LoveWins after the Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage and (hashtag) RefugeesWelcome as people fled the Middle East for Europe.

Country star Keith Urban mourns loss of father

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country star Keith Urban is mourning the death of his father, Bob Urban, at the age of 73.

Urban said in a statement released late Sunday that his dad died Saturday after a "long battle" with cancer. Urban, who started singing as a young child in Australia, said it was his father's love of country music and America that set him on his journey.

The four-time Grammy winner and "American Idol" judge said he was touched by the outpouring of love and support for his family.

On Nov. 27, someone found a 2014 Honda Civic abandoned along Interstate 70. While authorities began a search, it was determined the car belonged to 30-year-old Cavallari, the brother of the former "The Hills" star, and brother-in-law of Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler.

"There's really no signs of anything," Sheriff Steven White, from the Grand County Sheriff's Office, told NBC's "Today." "The vehicle was just abandoned. There's no sign of foul play that we can tell. We're still piecing everything together."

According to the Deseret News, Cavallari's cellphone and laptop were inside the car, which apparently hit a large rock by the road. The car's airbag was deployed and engine was still running when found. Cavallari lives in San Clemente in Southern California, according to Fox News.

Bill T. Jones to be honored by Human Rights Campaign

NEW YORK -- Tony Award-winning choreographer and mentor Bill T. Jones will be honored by the Human Rights Campaign with its Visibility Award, which recognizes those who shine a light on the struggles of people living with HIV.

The nation's largest LGBT civil rights organization said Monday that Jones would be toasted at a gala dinner on Feb. 6 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.

Jones won Tonys for choreographing "Spring Awakening" and "Fela!," and also a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant recipient. He formed the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company in 1982 with his late partner Arnie Zane.

He has tackled racism and faith in "Last Supper at Uncle Tom's Cabin/The Promised Land," explored those with AIDS in "Still/Here" and created a hip-hop adaptation of Aeschylus' "The Seven."

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